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NC Council of Churches

Strength in Unity, Peace through Justice

PHW Expands and Welcomes New Staff

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The staff of the NC Council of Churches is delighted to welcome Josie Walker and Karen Richardson-Dunn to the Partners in Health and Wholeness (PHW) team.

Josie Walker is the PHW regional coordinator serving the northeastern counties. Josie is a native of Eastern North Carolina who returned to her roots after obtaining a degree in Urban and Community Horticulture from NC A&T State University, and traveling throughout the United States and Germany.

Karen Richardson-Dunn is also a native of North Carolina, currently residing in Asheville, and serving the western region. Karen received her Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University School of Divinity and recently worked as the program coordinator for the Food, Health, and Ecological Well-Being program.

Karen and Josie are tremendous assets to the NC Council of Churches and PHW. With the addition of these staff members PHW offices are now located in Wilmington, Greenville, Raleigh, Winston Salem – Charlotte, and Asheville. You may reach Josie at Josie@ncchurches.org and Karen at Karen@ncchurches.org. Please join us in welcoming them to the team!

To learn more about PHW or to contact a staff member, please visit the website at www.healthandwholeness.org.

Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

About Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Chris is a native Kentuckian and the daughter of missionary parents who served Eastern Kentucky for more than 40 years. She relocated to North Carolina in 1981 and has come to call NC home. Prior to coming to the Council, she spent several years in corporate America before joining a faith-based, nonprofit medical clinic serving the uninsured and under-served of Franklin County. Chris is excited to be a part of the Council’s PHW program where she can utilize her background in health care and service. She and her husband have two children, a cat, a dog, and a surprisingly friendly bearded dragon. In her free time, Chris enjoys reading, basketball, and traveling, especially to the mountains.

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